Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of 2010. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. Scientists say that the long term benefits are even bigger, if you stay clear of direct and hard sunlight. Those scientists would make awesome beauty photographers because their advice is SO TRUE – in our profession!

Sing!

Once you are out and about with your camera, the sun is the dominating factor in your shoot. Does it wrap your subject into a charming light, making the whole scene really flirting with your lens? Or will it hit your sensor hard and destroy all life in your photos by punching some nasty burn outs into your frames?

Stretch!

It’s wise to plan a bit ahead from which direction and which angles the sun comes into your scene. If you are one of the lucky photographers who answers his calls on an iPhone, then there is good news for you. And it’s right here in a blogpost titled “Sunlight Tracker free for a limited time“

Dance!

And if you like to learn how you can use this little app in order to manage your sun, then absorb the video below - even though the strange moderator with the funky headset is a little bit, well, hard to get used to. But see yourself:

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Don't read beauty magazines unless they print your own photos!

Good light and trust me on the Sunlight Tracker!

-- Michael

Related links:
App Store link: Sunlight Tracker
Cool iPhonography Blog: LifeInLofi.com
Youtube: Why the Sunlight Tracker iPhone App Rocks for Photographers